JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

大半 (taihan)

大半 (たいはん, taihan) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “majority; more than half”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たいはん
Romaji: taihan
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

majority; more than half; most (of) · noun, noun taking の
mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly · noun, adverb

Example sentences

ここの学生は大半が真面目である。

The students are for the most part diligent.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 大半

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

半

half, middle, odd numberハン・なか.ば · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大半.

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大切たいせつimportant大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably

Source: JMdict entry 1414790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.